We’re remodeling our bathroom – I just wanted to put that out there quickly in case someone was wondering what “bathroom pictures” implies. Here’s an update on my last post.
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Joe’s dad is doing well. Joe posted some about it, so you should check that out. We’re hoping that he gets moved today from ICU into IMCU (Intermediate Care Unit). He still needs a small nasal tube with oxygen to keep his O2 levels up, but it seems like he is otherwise improving. Yesterday he stood and took a few steps several times. If he gets to switch rooms, I think we won’t have restricted visiting hours (currently 6 specific hours a day) and will have a bathroom. Praise God that he is restoring Tom’s health.
One part that I’m especially grateful for God’s hand is the issue of sedatives. When we first visited, he would start to stir a little or open his eyes and immediately a nurse would give him more sedative. They said he was agitated originally, but seemed to be overdoing it with the drugs. In short, half the drugs they were giving him were only because of side effects caused by sedatives (and also affected his already weak heart). Our small group prayed for many related things, but also this specifically last Tuesday (hours after we had seen him given more drugs for moving his shoulder – his arms and hands were in restraints). I remember one man prayed that God would speak directly to Tom’s spirit and give him peace. Wednesday morning the doctor said he wanted to try reducing the sedation – our impression the day before was this was not at all being considered! Tom took to it well, and was calm even though being in the ICU is quite disorienting. By Thursday morning he was completely off any sedation (and the ventilator!) and able to talk with family members. I feel like I could write a twice as much about so many aspects of Tom’s healing, but use this one as an example and praise God for what He’s done.
We got to visit Friday night and Saturday morning – read Joe’s post for more on that. For the first time ever, I saw Tom cry, and I definitely cried with him. He was overcome by the love so many “good people” (his words) had shown him in the hospital. It was clear he’d been thinking about our baby a lot. The funniest part of that is that he earnestly tried to talk Joe into shaving off his beard for the baby.
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Okay, bathroom pictures. It’s been going less-than-good, but progress has been made over the last week and a half. (See, I can make a post without complaining) A week after it was planned to happen, we finally got the green tag plumbing inspection this afternoon! On a related note, my “be careful – this person has no problem with / remorse for telling lies” list has gained another member. (Correction: I can make a post without complaining much) Now we can cover the walls with sheetrock or tile and make some headway. Here are some more pictures with hints at what is to come.
Our bathroom from the doorway pictures:
1/8/10: original (the sink is on the right closest to the camera and the tub/shower opposite the toilet) Yes, the floor has been like that since we bought the house – a year and a half ago. We covered it with bath rugs.
1/13/10: gutted with new plumbing almost done, new window, and no more partial wall.
1/19/10 (this morning): tub deck support built (there will be a cultured marble tub deck), tub seated (soaker tub 6′ long x 20″ deep!), new tub light, moved heat/vent/light, cabinets installed (to immediate left), hardibacker tub surround and floor ready for tiling, toilet drain ready (sticking out of the floor on left), and sink plumbing ready (off camera to the right).
The bathroom sink had been rigged so that the supplies and drain were coming from the tub.
The plumber added new supplies (for two sinks now!) and proper drain / vents.
My Uncle Tony builds custom cabinets for a living (including the cabinets at James Avery stores), and he built us some cabinets and a bathroom vanity for essentially what it cost him! The vanity has to wait on the tile floor to be installed, but I’ll leave you with a look at the (unpainted) floor-to-ceiling cabinets:
the katmosphere 